Training Calendar

The course will be held on Cobb County near Kennesaw Mountain on Saturday, July 1, from 8am until 5pm with a 1 hour break for lunch. When you are signed up, I will give you the address.

The cost for this course is $200 per student, paid in advance to hold your slot. I will be limiting this course to 10 students. If there is enough overflow, I will try to hold a second class in late July/early August.

This class will satisfy the prerequisite for the Level 2 Force-on-force Residential Room Clearing & Defense I am holding at the same location, twice on 2 separate dates; August 12-13 and 26-27.

The purpose of this course is to teach you to properly clear your own residence, in the case of a burglary/home invasion. I'm not advocating house clearing on your own, but if you are in one part of the home while your significant other is in another part, it would be a good idea to be able to safely move and link up. In addition, many of the elements of room clearing are the same as techniques used in Active Shooter Response.

Topics covered for this portion of the course include, but are not limited to:
-Combat Mindset
-moving down hallways and through intersections
-entering doorways
-clearing rooms
-transitioning from one room to the next
-working individually and as a team of 2
-working in daylight and limited visibility/darkness
-the pros and cons of different weapon systems
-choosing and enhancing a defensive position

Gear list:
Handgun with holster and covering garment
For the handguns, I prefer something similar to a Blade Tech training barrel to render it safe. Contact me prior to the class if you have any issues or concerns with this. I have "blue guns" that I will loan to folks that don't have a means to render their handgun safe, or don't care to.
If you have a long gun (carbine, shotgun, SMG, etc) that you use for home defense, bring it as well. We will discuss the pros and cons of each system, so run what ya brung.
For long guns, I prefer a flag safety device or similar so that we can render them safe. If you don't have one, I have several I will loan out. If you are running some sort of AR, a Blade Tech training bolt (about $15) will be required.
At least 1 handheld flashlight. If you have weapon-mounted lights, excellent, bring those as well, but you will still need a handheld flashlight.

I will be conducting a 2-day Guerrilla Sniper class at the Elk River Training Center in Pelham, TN on May 27-28, 2017. This course will be limited to 12 shooters.

Elk River Training Center
4626 SR 60
Pelham, TN 37366

Topics covered will include, but are not limited to:
-Discussion of ammunition, weapon and gear specific to Guerilla Sniping
-The mission of the Spotter and Security personnel
-Insertion/extraction concerns
-Supported and unsupported positional shooting, i.e., several different types of prone, sitting, kneeling, offhand and others
-Vehicle hides
-Constructing/using artificial support
-Constructing urban hides
-Basic entry techniques
-Fire and maneuver
-Communications
-Night operations
-A final, comprehensive exercise

Most exercises will be performed as 2-man teams. If you do not have a partner, we will pair you up with another Shooter.

We will start at 0800hrs CST on Saturday and run until well after dark, with breaks for both lunch and dinner. Yep, we will be shooting at night. We will pick up again at 0930hrs CST on Sunday and finish up at approximately 1600hrs. The total hours for the class will be approximately 20 hours.

If you are a Georgia LEO, you will receive POST credit for the class.

The cost for the class will be $600 per student, payable by check, MO or PayPal. If you pay with PayPal you must add 3.5% to the total to cover fees. In order to hold your seat, your course fees must be prepaid in full.

You will be primarily working on drills as a Sniper, but you will also have to make some "entries". This means that either your primary rifle must be capable of "double duty", you can bring a second firearm to switch to, or you can run your handgun. If you bring a carbine or such to perform entries with, you must be able to carry your primary rifle with you as well. A handgun will be acceptable as your entry weapon, if you wish to use it for that..

Gear list:
Precision rifle (bolt or semi), in your choice of caliber, with sling. Approximate accuracy of 2MOA-3MOA (2"-3" per 100yds) will be more than fine, however I am not requiring any specific level of accuracy for the class. Run what ya brung! We will be using multiple targets, of various sizes, at the longer ranges, so you will be able to engage what you and your system are capable of. A dedicated Sniper rifle, your deer rifle, a Winchester 94 with a scope, an AK with an optic......whatever! When the day comes, you don't know what weapon you will have access to, or what will fit the task at hand best. We will use multiple sizes of targets at each distance, so all rifles/carbines will be capable.
Entry carbine/shotgun, if your precision rifle isn't capable of this task, with sling.
Handgun with holster and minimum of 1 spare magazine/speedloader
300rds for your precision rifle
200rds for your separate entry weapon, if applicable. If your primary rifle is pulling double duty, then add the ammo for both.
50rds for your handgun (if your handgun doubles as your entry weapon, then bring 200rds)
Eye/ear protection
Databook
OPTIONAL:
Shooting mat
Rear bag
Spotting scope

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions/concerns about any of your equipment. Additionally, it's more than possible that I can rent/loan you needed equipment, including firearms and optics.

We will shoot out to a maximum of 600yds during this course. Prior to the beginning of the class, you should have solid dope on your weapon from 100yds to at least 300yds. If you do not have access to a range to accomplish this, please contact me ASAP so that we can get you doped before the course.

Please visit my website at www.precision-applications.com for my resume.

Semper Fi!
Rob Sheppard

I am limiting each weekend to 10 students. Cost for the 2-day class is $500, paid in advance to reserve your slot. The Level 1 course is a prerequisite for this course.

Each weekend is the exact same class. I am splitting it into 2 separate weekends so that I can keep the class sizes smaller, which means less sitting around and more iterations. You are welcome to sign up for both weekends if you wish.

All days will start at 0800hrs and run until approximately 1700hrs, with a 1 hour break for lunch both days.

We will provide handguns, ammunition, helmets, and throat guards. Groin protection will not be provided, but is recommended for both sexes.

If you have a holster to fit a Glock 17/22, with or without a light attached, please bring it. If you do not have a holster and need to borrow one, please let us know when you sign up and we will have one to loan you. You will also need a magazine pouch to hold a minimum of 1 magazine and a handheld flashlight, even if you are planning to use a WML.

Students may wear what they wish, and supplement the provided protection with their own, but remember that it is August in Georgia, so I wouldn’t recommend layering up too heavily. Also, a certain level of pain is one of the teaching tools for force-on-force

The purpose of this course is to teach you to properly clear your own residence, in the case of a burglary/home invasion. I'm not advocating house clearing on your own, but if you are in one part of the home while your significant other is in another part, it would be a good idea to be able to safely move and link up.

Topics covered for this portion of the course include, but are not limited to:
-Combat Mindset
-moving down hallways and through intersections
-entering doorways
-clearing rooms
-transitioning from one room to the next
-working individually and as a team of 2
-working in daylight and limited visibility/darkness
-the pros and cons of different weapon systems
-choosing and enhancing a defensive position

I am limiting each weekend to 10 students. Cost for the 2-day class is $500, paid in advance to reserve your slot. The Level 1 course is a prerequisite for this course.

Each weekend is the exact same class. I am splitting it into 2 separate weekends so that I can keep the class sizes smaller, which means less sitting around and more iterations. You are welcome to sign up for both weekends if you wish.

All days will start at 0800hrs and run until approximately 1700hrs, with a 1 hour break for lunch both days.

We will provide handguns, ammunition, helmets, and throat guards. Groin protection will not be provided, but is recommended for both sexes.

If you have a holster to fit a Glock 17/22, with or without a light attached, please bring it. If you do not have a holster and need to borrow one, please let us know when you sign up and we will have one to loan you. You will also need a magazine pouch to hold a minimum of 1 magazine and a handheld flashlight, even if you are planning to use a WML.

Students may wear what they wish, and supplement the provided protection with their own, but remember that it is August in Georgia, so I wouldn’t recommend layering up too heavily. Also, a certain level of pain is one of the teaching tools for force-on-force

The purpose of this course is to teach you to properly clear your own residence, in the case of a burglary/home invasion. I'm not advocating house clearing on your own, but if you are in one part of the home while your significant other is in another part, it would be a good idea to be able to safely move and link up.

Topics covered for this portion of the course include, but are not limited to:
-Combat Mindset
-moving down hallways and through intersections
-entering doorways
-clearing rooms
-transitioning from one room to the next
-working individually and as a team of 2
-working in daylight and limited visibility/darkness
-the pros and cons of different weapon systems
-choosing and enhancing a defensive position

Both days will start at 0800hrs Central Standard Time and run until approximately 1700hrs CST. There will be a 1 hour lunch break each day.

Cost for the course is $600. Limited to 10 students.

DAY 1
Topics covered will include (but aren't limited to):
Selection, care and maintenance of the entire system (rifle, scope, rings, mounts, ammunition, bipod, cases, etc.). This includes a comprehensive disassembly and other Armorer's tips.
Marksmanship basics
Use of a mil-based or other ranging reticle for ranging unknown distance targets
Use of optics (including adjustments and all other functions)
Use of data book
Zeroing
CCB/CHB/HFB

DAY 2
All the classroom and fundamentals were taken care of on Day 1, Day 2 is all about precision shooting. We will pick up where we left off on Day 1, and continue out to 1,000 yards. I will be working with each shooter to find tune their skills and fix any issues they have.

We will shoot in 2 relays, so one relay can learn the proper techniques that a Spotter needs to assist the Shooter. All students will shoot to 1,000 yards.

Gear list will include:
Rifle capable of 1MOA. Bolt actions and semi-automatics are both welcome
Quality optics. The following features are mandatory on the optic:
-Finger adjustable turrets with audible/tactile “clicks”, MOA or mil are fine
-Ranging reticle, mil or MOA based are both acceptable
Ammunition, 200 rounds. Ammunition must be "match grade" from a reputable manufacturer, or known handloads of equal or better accuracy
Data book w/ calculator (any calculator that multiplies and divides will work. I highly recommend the Storm Tactical modular rite in the rain databooks)
Rifle-mounted bipod, or front rest
Rear bag(s) (optional)
Shooting mat (optional)
Minimum 5 “dummy” rounds
Spotting scope (optional)
Eye and ear protection
Clothes and footwear appropriate to the weather. If it rains, we train, as long as there is no thunder/lightning.
If you are military/LE, it is preferred that you use your duty gear, body armor and other ancillary equipment that you will use on duty. Train like you fight!

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. If you plan on using a rifle other than a bolt action tactical or varmint model from Remington, Savage, Winchester, FN, or a custom-built rifle
and/or
a scope made by other than Nightforce, Leupold, US Optics, IOR, Schmidt & Bender, Premier Reticles, Vortex Viper PST, Bushnell Elite series or Sightron SIII please contact me so that we can discuss your system and make sure that it will meet the requirements of the course.

2. Your system must be fully assembled and sighted in with a recent 100 yard zero prior to the class. The zero must be done with the ammunition that you will be using in the class. I offer my services for free to any of my students who need assistance with any rifle or optics work, or zeroing, that they may need.

3. Ammunition must be “match grade” from a known manufacturer, or handloads that you have shot out of the rifle you are bringing to the class and are sure of their accuracy.

4. A bipod or ruck to shoot off, as well as a rear bag. For a bipod, I highly recommend the Harris BRM-S (6”-9”, notched leg, swiveling).

5. If you don't have some sort of adjustable cheekpiece, or cheekpad, I recommend one. The comb of your stock needs to be high enough that your cheek bone rests on it naturally when you have a perfect sight picture, not your jawbone or the middle of your cheek. Ask several of my former students and they'll tell you this makes a HUGE difference.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about any of your gear. I would rather sort the problems out ahead of time than have you show up at the class with gear that won't work, or that is set up wrong.

I will reiterate, I offer my services for free to students when it comes to mounting up scopes/bases/rings (including lapping the rings), weighting and texturing stocks, and any other tweaking that your system may need. I will also assist in getting your rifle zeroed prior to the class.

All LEO's will receive POST credit for this course.

Other than confirming 100yd zeroes, all targets will be reactive steel.

Please visit Precision Applications, LLC for more information about the training and Instructors.

Semper Fi!

This course will be limited to 12 shooters.

Topics covered will include, but are not limited to:
-Discussion of ammunition, weapon and gear specific to Guerilla Sniping
-The mission of the Spotter and Security personnel
-Insertion/extraction concerns
-Supported and unsupported positional shooting, i.e., several different types of prone, sitting, kneeling, offhand and others
-Vehicle hides
-Constructing/using artificial support
-Constructing urban hides
-Basic entry techniques
-Fire and maneuver
-Communications
-Night operations
-A final, comprehensive exercise

Most exercises will be performed as 2-man teams. If you do not have a partner, we will pair you up with another Shooter.

We will start at 0800hrs CST on Saturday and run until well after dark, with breaks for both lunch and dinner. Yep, we will be shooting at night. We will pick up again at 0930hrs CST on Sunday and finish up at approximately 1600hrs. The total hours for the class will be approximately 20 hours.

If you are a Georgia LEO, you will receive POST credit for the class.

The cost for the class will be $600 per student, payable by check, MO or PayPal. If you pay with PayPal you must add 3.5% to the total to cover fees. In order to hold your seat, your course fees must be prepaid in full.

You will be primarily working on drills as a Sniper, but you will also have to make some "entries". This means that either your primary rifle must be capable of "double duty", you can bring a second firearm to switch to, or you can run your handgun. If you bring a carbine or such to perform entries with, you must be able to carry your primary rifle with you as well. A handgun will be acceptable as your entry weapon, if you wish to use it for that..

Gear list:
Precision rifle (bolt or semi), in your choice of caliber, with sling. Approximate accuracy of 2MOA-3MOA (2"-3" per 100yds) will be more than fine, however I am not requiring any specific level of accuracy for the class. Run what ya brung! We will be using multiple targets, of various sizes, at the longer ranges, so you will be able to engage what you and your system are capable of. A dedicated Sniper rifle, your deer rifle, a Winchester 94 with a scope, an AK with an optic......whatever! When the day comes, you don't know what weapon you will have access to, or what will fit the task at hand best. We will use multiple sizes of targets at each distance, so all rifles/carbines will be capable.
Entry carbine/shotgun, if your precision rifle isn't capable of this task, with sling.
Handgun with holster and minimum of 1 spare magazine/speedloader
300rds for your precision rifle
200rds for your separate entry weapon, if applicable. If your primary rifle is pulling double duty, then add the ammo for both.
50rds for your handgun (if your handgun doubles as your entry weapon, then bring 200rds)
Eye/ear protection
Databook
OPTIONAL:
Shooting mat
Rear bag
Spotting scope

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions/concerns about any of your equipment. Additionally, it's more than possible that I can rent/loan you needed equipment, including firearms and optics.

We will shoot out to a maximum of 600yds during this course. Prior to the beginning of the class, you should have solid dope on your weapon from 100yds to at least 300yds. If you do not have access to a range to accomplish this, please contact me ASAP so that we can get you doped before the course.

Please visit my website at www.precision-applications.com for my resume.

Semper Fi!
Rob Sheppard